Product Details

• Actors: Dolph Lundgren, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Valerie Chow, Gary Hudson, John Bennett
• Directors: Isaac Florentine
• Writers: Clint Lien, Carlton Holder, Greg Latter
• Producers: Avi Lerner, Boaz Davidson, Clint Lien, Danny Dimbort
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• VHS Release Date: January 23, 2001
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0783116144
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #417,549 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'True facts on this movie', June 2, 2003

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"twizztedmetal02" (Orange Park, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bridge of Dragons (DVD)

This is a very good movie and I agree with th person who said the princess was hot because she was. Anyway this movie has everything it needs a plot, good acting, good fight scenes, and a reasonable length. This is a great film so go check it out.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dolph Lungren rules!!, December 2, 2007

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Shiloh Kremer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bridge of Dragons (DVD)

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is a well known martial artist who plays bad guy Warlord Ruechang. Dolph Lungren is one of Ruechang's loyal soldiers who is trained to never question orders. However, Reuchang continues to abuse the princess, played by Rachel Shane, whose father he killed. Lungren finally challenges Ruechang to a final scene that is very 'extreme' with broken bones and even sword action!
This movie is a fantasy action film that has a fictional military that is governed by warlord Ruechang. Good martial arts action. I rate this movie with 5 stars. This movie gets one entire star just because Lungren is in the movie. I must say, even though Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Ruechang) is a bad guy in this movie, I enjoyed his performance in Bridge of Dragons.
Very entertaining!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Are There Really Dragons Here?, April 27, 2009

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Mike Sehorn "Rezo the Dezo" (APO, AE United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bridge of Dragons (DVD)

The story: in a time not our own, the evil General Ruechang (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Mortal Kombat) has killed the king of the land and plans to solidify his claim to power by marrying the king's only daughter, Princess Halo (Valerie Chow, Chungking Express). When the defiant young maiden escapes into the wilderness occupied by anti-state revolutionaries, the General sends his greatest warrior, Warchild (Dolph Lundgren, Universal Soldier), to bring her back - not knowing that he may be swayed by the plight of the princess in favor of the rebel cause.

"Bridge of Dragons" is a strange movie for everybody involved, from the cast to director Isaac Florentine (Undisputed II - Last Man Standing). For starters, I have no idea what the title refers to, since there is no actual bridge, no actual dragons, and no direct metaphorical reference to either. Secondly, the film opens with a text scrawl informing viewers of the usurping of the throne, which gives the momentary impression that you're about to watch a medieval film. Of course, this isn't exactly a misconception: the movie is one big anachronism, featuring influences from the dark ages (e.g. an apparent feudal system and monarchy), modern and post-modern times (conflicting weaponry and ceremonial garb), the Victorian era (horse-drawn carriages), and World War II (soldiers wearing Axis-esque uniforms). Oh, and Tagawa's character sports a gold-fringed suit that looks exactly like something Michael Jackson would wear. It doesn't exactly come together seamlessly and definitely catches you off-guard, but I found this to be the most interesting part of the movie.

The acting is a mixed bag: all performers must contend with some very stupid dialogue, but it hits some harder than others. Lundgren, Chow, and Tagawa more or less carry the movie by themselves since few others are given any real screentime - with the limited exceptions of Gary Hudson ("Paradise Falls") as Warchild's comrade and Jo Kendall (Howards End) as Halo's nurse - but while Lundgren and Chow manage to save at least some face, the usually-adamant Tagawa overdoes his trademark scowling and comes across as reasonably stupid. Lundgren's eventual turn from bad to good also seems a bit forced, but the Swedish Superman pulls it off with integrity.

There's no denying the movie's abundant action content, but this too is hit-and-miss. There are five shootouts of varying quality, although each of them consistently feature slanted camera angles, lots of guys falling over without visibly being hit by bullets, and some high flips-to-death that have become Florentine's trademark. There are some roundhouse and spinning back kicks thrown by Lundgren here and there, but the only decisive martial arts encounter is the climatic battle between him and Tagawa, which is surprisingly good even in the presence of some stunt doubles. The best action scene, however, is an "American Gladiator"-style stick fight between Warchild and Halo on raised poles to which I kept hoping for a rematch that never came.

There's some obvious dubbing of the voices of minor characters, but this is made up for by neat cinematography and the overall directorial know-how by Florentine, who really maximized his resources to craft a small fantasy flick that's certainly worth the watch. I only wish he had maximized the amount of action as well: a few more of those stick fights and this may have been a classic.